GK526s Android dvb-s2 receiver

USPS just delivered the receiver. It is a little bigger than the m100 receiver. The blind scan is a stepped blind scan similar to Pansat or the Triplex. Not the fastest. I will post more info and pictures later once I am able to navigate the mandarin menus.
 
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It was on sale for 70 when I bought it. It is now at the normal price of 80.

The diseqc 1.0 settings say, AA, AB, BA, BB instead of 1-4. I haven't found a motor menu for USALS or diseqc 1.2
 
The satellite portion of this needs work. More options specifically. There is no 10750 lnb option or manual entry option. There is a 10050 and 11300. It has options for a universal lnb (9750/10600)

I scanned 99w Cband and some of the channels don't have audio. The receiver claims support for: MP1、MP2、MP3、WMA、WAV、OGG、OGA、APE、FLAC、AAC、M4A、3GPP…etc Audio formats.

The receiver has Android. It seems that my wireless keyboard should work for it. I will have to see which apps are worthwhile on this machine. It has a microsd slot. I would like to find a way to possibly run different operating systems on this.
 
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There were no other options when I pressed the audio button for the channels that lacked audio. The blind scan missed the lower symbol rate transponders but I was able to scan them in via manual entry. The box seems to have more hardware built in for streaming online. I will have to find apps to stream some online video and see how it works.
 
It is very common for fta receivers to advertise specs that they are not capable of or cannot achieve. For example, the Micro HD from SatAv is advertised to receive a maximum transponder symbol rate 0f 45000, but there are reports that you cannot lock a 45000 transponder with it. So it is not much of a surprise to me that you have audio problems.

Drivers are the key. You need drivers to operate the wireless keyboard and to make other features work correctly. The hardware is probably very capable, but things will not work correctly without drivers and other manufacturer support.
 
All these small to medium sized Chinese companies find it more profitable to release a potentially good product, but do not hire coders necessary to develop firmware to produce the advertised specs. More emphasis is in the reverse engineering aspect of products and the substituting of mediocre parts as a cost benefit. Most of their products look good on paper, but once you get it home and plug it in, that's when reality hits. There are exceptions to some of these products, but even the exceptions have their problems which never seem to be fixed or finalized.
 
Both of my usb wireless keyboards work with this including my new Logitech K400. Just finished installing xbmc 12.3 and it works well with this box. Faster than my laptop.
 
Any firmware updates yet to fix the scanning? Looks like with the keyboards and XBMC you should have a good media box.
 
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i got firmware from the supplier but haven't loaded it yet. still finding my way around the features. i am posting from the receiver right now.
 
I just loaded Gotomeeting on it and it loads my webinars from work fine. The android functions are great but the fta portion of it could use some more options. I would like to find a channel editor for it.
 
I got a feeling looking for the editor will be like looking for a needle in a hay stack. Any idea what extension the files use?
Can you access the OS via your pc?
 
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Connect the box to your local network then type the ip of the box into your browser. See if you can connect to the box this way.
Also, try to connect using FileZilla.
 
I haven't dumped a channel file for this yet. I will try later this evening when I get the box hooked back up. Doing some rearranging today.
 
filmon works well with this receiver also. I am able to tune into many of the local ota stations using this app.
 
eb there is an option in the menus for Samba. I am not familiar with that program but it seems to be some sort of networking program. The ip address did not load from my laptop.
 
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